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On the date
Monday, July 20, 1942
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The Headlines
R.A.F. DEALS BLOWS AT NAZIS IN FRANCE; Destroys Power Stations, Hits Enemy Warships -- Soviet Raid in East Prussia Reported R.A.F. DEALS BLOWS AT NAZIS IN FRANCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Jingle Jangle Jingle
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,636 days ago
(83 years, 341 days)